Peter will explain how he’s positioning BMO Global Smaller Companies towards what he believes will be the likely winners in the changing environment. He will discuss where the best opportunities are to be found and examine recent new purchases and geographic and sector preferences through a global small-cap lens

Sinking demand for apparel, brands and retailers have moved quickly to cancel or postpone production orders – refusing, in many cases, to pay for clothing their supplier factories have already produced. The result has been the shutdown of thousands of factories in producing countries. Join our Responsible Investment Director, Nina Roth, and Saif Khan, CEO of Footprints CSR, an environmental and social supply chain audit firm, as they discuss these supply chain challenges.

Commercial property landlords are facing challenging times. Pressure on share prices mean sector discounts have widened. Are these discounts warranted and do they present a buying opportunity? Peter discusses these issues in the context of BMO Real Estate Investments Limited’s experience and how he has positioned this diversified portfolio for a post Covid-19 world.

Please join us for an anniversary webinar with our co-Head of Global Equities Jamie Jenkins and Responsible Investment Analyst Emma Lupton, who will discuss both the strong financial performance and the engagement results of our strategy one year on.

Low interest rates and reasonable economic growth had led to valuations of some high quality small cap growth stocks reaching extreme levels. The recent crisis precipitated an extreme sell off across markets, leaving some world class smaller companies at attractive valuations. Sam and Lucy discuss how they have used this rare opportunity to add some great businesses to European Assets Trust’s portfolio at good prices, laying a foundation for future returns potential.

Join Rob Burdett and Anthony Willis for an update of the highs and lows over the past fortnight and how the economy is fairing after almost a quarter of the year battling COVID-19, along with an update on the Navigator Distribution fund.

In the midst of the worst recession in modern times, Steven will examine the outlook for an economic recovery. What will change after the virus and what will stay the same? After all the recent ups and downs, what’s next for markets?

Responsible Investment Director, Nina Roth will be joined by Christy Hoffman, General Secretary of UNI Global Union, a federation representing more than 20 million workers from 150 different countries in the skills and services sectors to discuss the impact on the pandemic on customer facing industries.

Keith and Simon from our multi-asset team are joined by Responsible Investment specialist Nina Roth. During the session we’ll take a look at how ESG considerations are hard-wired into the portfolios and gauge the impact of COVID-19 on the world’s efforts to meet the sustainability challenges that lie ahead.

BMO Adviser Edge is designed to add value to UK advice professionals. In this in-depth two hour technical session, Barry and Graham will focus on 'Inheritance tax - an essential refresher' and 'Volatility - what it means to you and your clients'. Refresh and improve your knowledge and ask questions of our experts.

Coronavirus is hardly the first global crisis that F&C Investment Trust has faced and weathered in its 150+ year history. Paul discusses his approach to managing the portfolio through the current crisis and reflects on how the trust is robustly positioned to face events of this nature, including the ability to call upon revenue reserves.

Property can play an important role in an investment portfolio – but only if you pick the right locations. In our upcoming webinar, Rob, Anthony and Paul will take a look at the property investment landscape, talk about the impact of COVID-19 and explain why they often view more specialist vehicles as a better way of investing in ‘bricks ‘n mortar’.

Join Paul Niven and Keith Balmer from the BMO Multi-Asset team as they discuss the changes to the UK financial market with David Moss and Matthew Parker of the BMO UK Equities team as well as an update on the performance of the Universal MAP range.

The Multi Manager team take a look at equity markets in these extraordinary times.

Despite the dire economic data, equity markets march steadily on in their surprising extended rally. However, as we move further through the Q1 earnings season, this could well change. But the impending bear markets may provide active managers with once in a lifetime buying opportunities.

The BMO Real Estate Partners team discuss the impact of Covid-19 on their portfolios, covering valuations and the impact on income. They also outline their thoughts on how this could accelerate existing trends and bring about behavioural change across all property sectors.

Signs suggest that the spread of the virus is beginning to slow. Attention turns to the exit strategy.

Join Steven Bell, Chief Economist at BMO Global Asset Management,
where he will discuss his latest views on the COVID-19 pandemic and where this leaves the world economy and the outlook for financial markets.

Marcus will look at how property company earnings are expected to be impacted (or not) across a broad range of sub-sectors in the UK and continental Europe. He will outline his belief that this is not a balance sheet issue for property companies (with a couple of notable exceptions) but much more of an earnings hiatus. He will also give his views on how potential changes to consumer and corporate behaviour (post pandemic) may affect demand for real estate assets.